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Bill: Ollerenshaw Budget and East Majatra Trading Company Act 2998
Details
Submitted by[?]: Coalition for National Unity [CNU]
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes to change the allocation of funds in the budget. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 2999
Description[?]:
| Finance Secretary Theodore Olleranshaw presents his budget to the Senate. "As the Senate unwisely rejected the proposal to increase income taxation and increase the burden upon the middle classes, the Finance Department is forced to instead increase the national budget using income from increased Value Added Taxation on both Luxery and Essential Goods. Money going to the Health Department will be added to the Hopitals budget to ensure building safety, hygene and security. Money going to the Education Department will be added to the schools budget to ensure standards, inspections and quality. Money going to the Transport Department will be added to that department's treasury to make-up for the losses during the building of the extravogant new rail system. Money going to the Trade and Industry department will be invested in the creation of the following; Article 4: Creation of the Company a) The Federal Republic of Solentia does hereby allocate 40,000,000,000 SOL to the formation of the East Majatra Trading Company. Such a company shall be a State-owned trading corporation operating from East Majatra to the rest of Terra. b) The Federal Republic of Solentia shall always maintain 51% of the shares in the Company, with the remainder being open to private Solentian investment. c) Private Foreign entities are not permitted to buy shares in the Company. d) The Federal Republic of Solentia does hereby permit it's own Sovereign Senate to appoint a Governor of the Company with 51% of the assembled Senate confirming and 51% of the assembled senate removing. e) Removal of article 4 of this Act is possible with 2/3rds of the Sovereign assembled Senate in confirmation of a bill designed specifically to remove it. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 0
Proposed: 5
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 15
Current: 0
Proposed: 20
Article 3
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 0 SOL | 60,000,000 SOL | 60,000,000 SOL |
| Foreign Affairs | 0 SOL | 1,000,000,000 SOL | 1,000,000,000 SOL |
| Internal Affairs | 0 SOL | 100,000,000,000 SOL | 100,000,000,000 SOL |
| Finance | 0 SOL | 70,000,000,000 SOL | 70,000,000,000 SOL |
| Defence | 0 SOL | 250,000,000,000 SOL | 250,000,000,000 SOL |
| Justice | 0 SOL | 90,000,000,000 SOL | 90,000,000,000 SOL |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 0 SOL | 390,000,000,000 SOL | 450,000,000,000 SOL |
| Health and Social Services | 0 SOL | 1,710,000,000,000 SOL | 1,800,000,000,000 SOL |
| Education and Culture | 0 SOL | 1,560,000,000,000 SOL | 1,600,000,000,000 SOL |
| Science and Technology | 0 SOL | 70,000,000,000 SOL | 70,000,000,000 SOL |
| Food and Agriculture | 0 SOL | 50,000,000,000 SOL | 50,000,000,000 SOL |
| Environment and Tourism | 0 SOL | 80,000,000,000 SOL | 80,000,000,000 SOL |
| Trade and Industry | 0 SOL | 60,000,000,000 SOL | 100,000,000,000 SOL |
| Total | 0 SOL | 4,431,060,000,000 SOL | 4,661,060,000,000 SOL |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:37:13, September 11, 2010 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Ollerenshaw Budget and East Majatra Trading Company Act 2998 |
| Message | We require an increase of 100,000,000 to Defense, and 10,000,000 to the Head of Government. Defense has been neglected for some time, now. |
| Date | 22:42:14, September 11, 2010 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Ollerenshaw Budget and East Majatra Trading Company Act 2998 |
| Message | "I'd like to see that too, but frankly, when the Senate doesn't grant the money, we have limited options. I have prioritised this budget to ensuring our drastically underfunded public services are safe and that our economic stability is catered for. If this passes and we see a CMP-led Finance Ministy in the next senate sitting, you have my absolute assurance that I will do everything in my power to give adequate funding to our Defence and Head of Government Departments. Until then, this is the priority of the Government and all I can do without the income tax increases that this House rejected." Theodore Ollerenshaw, Finance Secretary. |
| Date | 23:25:22, September 11, 2010 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Ollerenshaw Budget and East Majatra Trading Company Act 2998 |
| Message | Without Defense improvements we will no longer approve any other budgetary increase. |
| Date | 23:29:13, September 11, 2010 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Ollerenshaw Budget and East Majatra Trading Company Act 2998 |
| Message | "The Crowns give themselves more clout than is warrented. They wanted a CMP budget, here it is. If they want to reject the improvement of our public services, they're welcome to. The CMP however, were elected to administer finance responsibility. If the pennies aren't in the coffers, we're sure as hell not spending it on a department that's used every few hundred years over health and education. Responsible financing, pragmatic fiscal management. Take it or leave it, that's what the CMP were elected to do." Theodore Ollerenshaw, Finance Secretary. |
| Date | 23:57:27, September 11, 2010 CET | From | Conservative Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Ollerenshaw Budget and East Majatra Trading Company Act 2998 |
| Message | "The SSCP is concerned that Conservative pundits will take this budget as evidence that healthcare, education, and other services are henceforth adequately funded. We request that Minister Ollerenshaw show that this is certainly not the case, and that this budget is simply a last ditch effort to improve what little can be improved with a Senate full of half-committed idiots. Only a true increase in government revenue can fix the massively underfunded government. We shall support though, out of belief that every Solenar counts." Martin Beckons |
| Date | 00:02:41, September 12, 2010 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Ollerenshaw Budget and East Majatra Trading Company Act 2998 |
| Message | "The CMP shares the concern of the SCCP for the future of the Health and Education Services. However, we must do all we can. If this is the little we can do, by God we shall do it." Theodore Ollerenshaw, Finance Secretary. |
| Date | 09:49:50, September 12, 2010 CET | From | Social Justice Party | To | Debating the Ollerenshaw Budget and East Majatra Trading Company Act 2998 |
| Message | As we have previously stated we find it difficult to support a tax on basic goods, which in our view places too high a burden on those who can least afford it. We would however support your proposed increase in the luxury tax. Winnifred Bootsma SDWU Finance Spokesperson |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 65 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 321 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 39 |
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